Cablikte



L. A. HOERR,

CARLINE.

APPLlcATloN man 05014. 1914.

1,322,694. Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

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www Q t LOUIS A. HOERR, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CARLINE.`

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led December 14, 1914. Serial No. 877,058.

Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Carline, of which thefollowing 1s such a full, clear, and eXact description as' will enableanyone skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thebeing had to the accompasame, reference forming part of this specinyingdrawings, cation.

My invention relates to a carline, and

its object is to provide a carline, prefer-v ably formed of angle ironor vother similar structural material, which can be placed in positionor removed therefrom while the roof of the car is in place, and which,at the same time, will be so locked in position that it cannot becomeaccidentally detached from the side plates of the car.

In the accompanlying drawingsfwhich illustrate one form of carline madein accordance with my invention, Figure 1 is a cross section showing somuch of a car as is necessary to illustrate my invention; Fig. 2 is atop plan View of one end of the carline; Fig. 3 is an end view showingthe manner of securing the ends against accidental displacement; planview of the knee iron; Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the knee iron; andFig. 6 is a section taken on the line 6-6 vof Fig. 1.

Like marks of reference refer to similar ings.

10 represents the 11 the filler beams,

side plates of a car, 12 the ridge pole, and

-13 the roof sheathing, all of which parts may be of any usual orwell-known construction. The carline consists of a tie beam 15 and trussbeam 16, both preferably formed of angle iron, a strut 17, and two kneeirons 18 secured to the ends of the beams 15 and 16 by means of bolts orrivets 19. The filler beams 11 are supported by the truss beams 16 andare secured thereto by means of bolts or rivets 20. Each of the kneeirons 18 consists of a plate 21 adapted to bear against the side platel0, a plate 22 eXtending at right angles to theplate 21 and a web 23perpendicular to/the plates 21 and 22. Thebolts or rivets '19 forfastening the tie. beam 15 and truss beam 16 to the knee irons extendFig. 4 is a bottom' through the holes 2-1 formed in this web The plate21 is provided below the plate 22 with a projecting portion 25 forming aseat for a U-bolt 26 adapted to` pass through openings in the plate 21and through the side plate 10 of the car. The projecting portion 25 isprovided with a lug 27 which is. adapted to be bent up around theU-'bolt 26 after it is in position, as best'shown in Fig. 1, thuspreventing the accidental displacement of `the bolt. The ends of theU-bolt 26 are provided outside of the side plates 10 with nuts 28 whichare `prevented from being accidentally detached from the bolt by meansof a plate 29, the ends 30 of which may be bent up, as shown in Fig. 2and the left hand side of Fig. 3, so as to form a nut lock.

It will be evident thatmy carline may 4be either placed in Aposition forremoved therefrom without in any way disturbing the roof 13 of the car,which is not true of such carlines as are provided with knee irons whichextend over the side plate of the car. At the same time, by means oflocking the U-bolt 26, both by means of the lugs 27 and the nut lock 29,the accidental displacement of the carline is absolutely prevented, sothat the structure is as dependable as one in which the knee ironsproject over the tops of the side plates. In the construction showninthe drawings, the plate 21 is shown as projecting between the ends ofthe truss and tie beams and the side plates 10 of the car. This,however, is not essential to the construction. Many other changes mayalso be made in the form of construction of my carline without departingfrom my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what -I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent of the United States is:

1. A knee iron for carlines adapted to bear against the side of the car,said knee iron having a seat for receiving a fastening device, a webtoengage with the carline beams, and locking means for the fas- PatentedNov. 25, 1919.-

tening device situated adjacent to said seat.

2. A knee iron bear against the face of the side plate of a oar saidknee iron having a web adapted to be secured to the beams of a carline,a seat to receive the curved portion of a U- bolt, and a malleable lugadapted to be bentV into position to lock the U-bolt against removal.

4. A knee iron for earlines adapted to bear against the face of the sideplate of a oar, said knee iron having a vertical web adapted to besecured to the beams of a carline, a horizontal plate arranged below tobear, a seat for the curved portion of a. U-bolt arranged below saidplate, and a 15 malleable lug arranged below said seat and adapted to bebent into position to lock the U-bolt against removal.

In testimony whereof, I, have hereunto set my hand and aflixed my sealin the 20 presence of the two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS A. HoERR. [Ls]

